Second Chance for the Barren Luna (Talia and Jason) novel Chapter 205

CHAPTER TWO HUNDRED & FIVE

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CHAPTER TWO HUNDRED & FIVE

Talia’s POV

I woke up with a splitting headache. I bit my lip to keep from groaning aloud in pain.

My vision swam as I forced my eyes open. The ceiling above me was low and rough, streaked with moisture that caught the dim light. The air smelled of damp stone and old rot. I will never forget that smell.

I still sometimes had vivid nightmares of when I had been kidnapped and tortured by the rogues. The memory woke me up fully. When I tried to move, it felt like the hardest thing to do.

What is wrong with me?

I flexed against the rope, but the rope did not give. The rope wasn’t soaked in silver, so why wasn’t I able to break free?

‘Sedatives,’ my wolf said. Her voice was sluggish and dull. ‘A heavy dose. This is why we cannot break free.’

I could feel the panic building in me, but I took a few calming breaths. Panic would not help me. I tested the ropes again. My ankles were bound to the chair legs. My arms were secured behind my back. The chair itself was bolted to the stone floor.

‘How long do you think it’ll take for you to neutralize the sedative?’ I asked.

‘I don’t know. I’m trying,’ my wolf replied.

I assessed the room. It was a small rundown cell with one door. The door creaked open. A woman entered.

She wore dark jeans and a tight long sleeved black shirt. A half mask covered the left side of her face. Her hair hung loose and uneven around her shoulders. Her scent reached me a second later. She smelled like a rogue, the dirty dog scent, but underneath it, there was something else that was familiar.

“Untie me,” I said coldly, “You have made a serious mistake.”

The woman laughed. “Mistake?” she repeated. “No. This time, everything went exactly as it should.”

“I am the Luna of the Bloodmoon and daughter of the Alpha King,” I said. “If you touch me, you will die when they find you.’

She stepped closer and smirked. “Luna indeed and yet, you didn’t even ask about that little omega that was with you.”

My eyes widened as I remembered telling Maggie to run and then everything had gone dark.

“Where is Maggie? You better have not hurt her!” I growled.

The woman laughed again. “How sweet. You actually care about that useless little thing. But don’t worry, she was only bait.”

“What do you…”

Before I could finish, a whip cracked across my shoulder. Pain flared hot through me causing me to yelp in pain. The chair rocked violently as I tried to break free.

“Little Maggie really thought I cared about her,” the woman said calmly. “She betrayed her own pack just to get you to me.”

She struck me again, lower this time, the lash biting into my side.

I forced myself to breathe through the pain. My wolf growled weakly but could do nothing else.

“You will not escape this,” I said, my voice shaking despite my effort. “Nolan will tear this land apart to find me.”

Her eyes gleamed. “That is exactly what I want. I want him to drive himself crazy before I deliver your corpse to him.”

I stared at her face, at the way she held herself, at the hatred that burned so openly now. I knew that look.

CHAPTER TWO HUNDRED & FIVE

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“Viki,” I said.

The woman’s smirk slowly turned into a psychotic grin.

“I honestly thought it would’ve taken you longer to figure it out,” she said. “You’re not completely stupid.”

Viki circled me, dragging the whip along the floor. “Do you regret it?” she asked. “Do you regret not killing me back then?”

“I never wanted to kill you. I…”

Viki struck me again. This time on my legs and I couldn’t help but snarl at her. I didn’t want to kill her before, but I was starting to rethink that.

Viki stopped in front of me. “Everything I am now,” she said, tapping the mask, “exists because of you and him.”

“Nolan spared your life,” I said. “You are alive because he chose mercy.”

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